Bottle Nose Dolphin

The playful and curious Bottle Nose Dolphin will happily interact with humans.

Bowing riding Bottle Nose Dolphin in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand.

The Bottle Nose Dolphin, although found through the world's ocean are mostly found in temperate and tropical waters. A Bottle Nose Dolphin lives in a family group called a pod and often members of other pods will join together to create a large herd often for purposes of hunting.

Their name comes from the shape of their beak which is similar to that of a bottle. The Bottle Nose Dolphin scientific name is Tursiops truncatus.



image of Bottle Nose Dolphin
Picture of a tour boat being led by a Bottle Nose Dolphin in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand.


Gifts available for this photo:


The playful and curious Bottle Nose Dolphin will happily interact with humans.

Photo "Bottle Nose Dolphin"
Photographer: Rolf Hicker Photography
Photo Name: crw_9756 - Bottle Nose Dolphin


Related photo search terms for Bottle Nose Dolphin:


Press "Ctrl+D" to bookmark this page.
Please use this Code to link to this page (copy/paste):



More photos for the image gallery "Bottlenose Dolphins":

 
Bottlenose Dolphin
Bottlenose Dolphin
Bottlenose Dolphin Watching
Bottlenose Dolphin Watching
Picture Of Bottlenose Dolphins
Picture Of Bottlenose Dolphins


     
    Web whaleimage

  • AddThis Social Bookmark Button